Sales Manager

Location:

Chattanooga, TN, 37405

Posted:

June 07, 2011

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Jeremy Gardner

Marketing & Entrepreneurship

• Graduated December 2010. University Tennessee at Chattanooga - Double Degree –Marketing and Entrepreneurship

• Created and developed a marketing strategy, promotional activities, vendor contacts, and customer portfolio packages

• Designed and executed an integrated operating system using MS Office, Excel and Access, to reduce data entry error, input

time, and managerial sales reporting

• Managed phone and internet group vacation package sales

• Managed contact lists, custom packages, and quality control follow-ups

• Planned special events ranging from 30 to 400 people

• Implemented B2B sales to small businesses using relational selling

• Public speaker for groups of 45 people at tourism site

• Assisted and led photography and inside sales at each event

• Conversed geological facts, local history, folk tales, and local activities to all tourists

Project Management

• Managed fixed and variable labor force of 3 to 5 employees on a daily basis

• Completed yearly, seasonal, monthly, weekly, and many date sensitive emergency projects

• Respondent to emergencies 24/7/365

• Qualified and coordinated vendors for emergency, preventative, and seasonal maintenance on the basis of quality and price

• Reported to the CEO, President, Vice President, and other members of the board on a daily or weekly basis regarding vendor

pricing and project completion goals

General Business

• Managed over $5 million in assets as a standalone manager

• Developed relationships with local vendors and created a business vendor list with up to 100 + contacts.

• Proficient in MS Office 2010 - Excel, Word, Publisher, Access, PowerPoint, Movie Maker, and Outlook

• Functional use of Adobe Photoshop CS3

Positions Held

Jan. 2011 – Present High Point Farms Business Development Coordinator

Sept. 2008 – Jan. 2011 Thunder Enterprises Land Manager

June 2008 - Nov. 2008 Rot-N-Casket, LLC Coordinator of Advertising & Sales

May 2006 – Aug. 2006 R&R Marketing Marketing Intern

May 2004 – Aug. 2008 Ruby Falls Summer Tour Guide

• Ability to mediate, analyze, and negotiate vendor contracts

• Balanced site checking account, four credit cards, and petty cash

Character

• Full time student and full time employee from 2008-2010

• Independently paid for 100% of college tuition

• Granted the John T. Steiner Scholarship Award for Academic and Personal Merit

• Tennessee Volunteer of the Year Award in 2005

• Promoted within Thunder Enterprises within three months and negotiated raises and benefits

• Offered promotions within Ruby Falls

• Project Leader on every college group assignment from 2008-2010